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Festivals at Speakeasy Theatre

At Speakeasy Theatre, we’re proud to be a stage for the best of Melbourne’s festival scene. Here's where you'll find the best shows at Melbourne Fringe, craving belly laughs at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, or celebrating queer art and culture at Midsumma Festival and more.


Scroll down for the upcoming festival seasons, key dates and what to expect, so you never miss a highlight or hidden gem in our city’s stacked festival calendar.

MELBOURNE FRINGE: 30 SEP – 19 OCT 2025

Melbourne Fringe is where experimentation, boundary-pushing creativity, and independent theatre meet. Over the course of three weeks, the city becomes a canvas, featuring pop-ups in laneways, theatres, public squares, and unusual spaces. 


Explore the shows on at Speaeasy Theatre this Melbourne Fringe season:

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

  Join the hilarious fun as ‘Dr H’ revives the great satirical songs from the Monty Python era.

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A Perfectly Normal Show

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

  Drawing back the curtain on the private life of A Perfectly Normal Heterosexual Couple.  

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ABBA – The Singalonga Cabaret

A Monty Python Cabaret Singalong Circus

ABBA – The Singalonga Cabaret

 Get it on with the greatest ABBA piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! 

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Abracadickhead

Another Unwasted Evening- The Genius of Tom Lehrer

ABBA – The Singalonga Cabaret

 Remember that budding magician you bullied in high school? He turned professional. 

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Adore Händel’s Cautionary Tales

Another Unwasted Evening- The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Another Unwasted Evening- The Genius of Tom Lehrer

  Adore Händel returns with scandalous cautionary tales from their sordid romantic misadventures! 

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Another Unwasted Evening- The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Another Unwasted Evening- The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Another Unwasted Evening- The Genius of Tom Lehrer

 Enjoy musical satire at its finest as DrH celebrates the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer.

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CareFactorNullius - the Troo Story Cabaret

CareFactorNullius - the Troo Story Cabaret

CareFactorNullius - the Troo Story Cabaret

 Wildest cabaret set in the Bush Capital! Katie plays 2 public servants, 2 roos, and 2 instruments. 

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Caution, Under Concussion

CareFactorNullius - the Troo Story Cabaret

CareFactorNullius - the Troo Story Cabaret

  Hilarious snapshots on living with invisible disabilities while still looking awesome. Duh! 

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Meat Loaf - Just The Best Pieces

CareFactorNullius - the Troo Story Cabaret

Queen - A Night at the Cabaret Opera

 It's Piano Cabaret That ROCKS! Singalong and laugh along to Meat Loaf's greatest hits. 


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Queen - A Night at the Cabaret Opera

Queen - A Night at the Cabaret Opera

Queen - A Night at the Cabaret Opera

 Rock on with the greatest Queen piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever! 


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Singalong Pub Quiz

The Billy and Elton Effect

Singalong Pub Quiz

 Award-winning piano cabaret that tests your knowledge while belting out the songs you know and love.

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The (Gen) X-Factor

The Billy and Elton Effect

Singalong Pub Quiz

 Gen X has a branding problem. No one knows who we are, what we are or why any of it matters.

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The Billy and Elton Effect

The Billy and Elton Effect

The Billy and Elton Effect

Rock on with the greatest Bill and Elton piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever!

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The Frank Sinatra Effect

The Frank Sinatra Effect

The Billy and Elton Effect

Singalong and laugh along as DrH explores the Frank Sinatra effect and his musical legacy.

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Upside Down Fantasyland

The Frank Sinatra Effect

Upside Down Fantasyland

Heartfelt poetry, powerful songs, and evocative prose. A true story of parental drug-use and trauma. 

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Work in Progress

The Frank Sinatra Effect

Upside Down Fantasyland

Award Winning Japanese Comedian New Joke Trial Show.

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Midsumma Festival At Speakeasy Theatre

Midsumma FESTIVAL: 18 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Midsumma brings a riot of queer arts, culture and community to Melbourne each summer. With performances in theatre, cabaret, spoken word, dance, live music, visual arts and more, Midsumma is inclusive, bold and unapologetically celebratory of LGBTIQA+ art. 


Stay tuned for Midsuma Shows happening at Speakeasy Theatre.

Melbourne Comedy Festival at Speakeasy Theatre

MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL: 26 MARCH – 20 APR 2026

This is the time when laughter takes over Melbourne. The Comedy Festival includes headline stand-ups, sketch shows, improv, musical comedy, and local + international acts across a wide range of venues from big theatres to intimate comedy bars.


Stay tuned for Melbourne Comedy Shows at Speakeasy Theatre.

MICF 2026 EOI

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we perform, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.  


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